Microsoft announces Microsoft Surface Tablet

The device is 9.3 mm thick and has a magnesium case. It has a full USB2 size port and seems to have a fan hole, suggesting a Windows 8 OS instead of Windows RT. It has a 10.6 inch screen and 675 g. It has a gorilla glass screen.

Microsoft has also confirmed a 14mm, 2 pound device with Windows 8 Pro Core i5 Ivy bridge processor. It has a USB 3.0 port. It will have higher storage capacities than the RT tablets and hit market 3 months after the ARM version.

It has a high res Cleartype Full HD display (possibly 1920×108) and digital pen. It has perimeter venting so will not be blocked when placed on a surface.

The device comes with two digitizers and the pen is magnetized. It is also equipped with Display Port for connecting to external screens.

There is also a type cover with tactile â€œclickyâ€ keys and a track pad, for a real laptop replacement. The keyboard has an accelerometer.